Where does “virgács” come from?
virgács (Hungarian) comes from Latin virgas, from Latin virga, from Proto-Italic wizgā, from Proto-Indo-European wisgeh₂ — flexible rod or stick.
virgács (Hungarian): rod, birch; birching, flogging; female legs
Definitions
- rod, birch; birching, flogging; female legs
Ancestry of “virgács”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | virgas | accusative plural of virga |
| 2 | Latin | virga | twig, young shoot; rod, switch for flogging;... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | wizgā | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wisgeh₂ | flexible rod or stick |
Words derived from “virgács”